Where does “prizeworthiness” come from?

prizeworthiness (English) comes from English prizeworthy, from English prize, from Middle English prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.

prizeworthiness (English): The state or quality of being prizeworthy

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being prizeworthy

Ancestry of “prizeworthiness”, step by step

prizeworthiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prizeworthy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprizeworthyMeriting a prize
2EnglishprizeThat which is taken from another; something...
3Middle Englishprise
4Old Frenchpriseseizure; taking; capture
5Old Frenchprendreto take
6Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
9Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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